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Alamodactylus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Alamo finger, named after the Alamo symbol of Texas independence”1
Yalyanga: EbyennyanjaEbyewalula ebibuukaEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Alamodactylus was a flying reptile that soared over Texas about 88 million years ago. It had long, narrow wings and probably glided over the sea to catch fish. It was not a dinosaur, but a pterosaur, a close cousin of dinosaurs.14

Ekyewuunyisa: pterosawulu zaabuukanga waggulu wa dayinoso, naye zaali ab'oluganda lwazo, so si dayinoso zennyini.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 90 okutuuka ku 86 emabega4
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Texas, USA, specifically Collin County14
Obugazi bw'ebiwaawaatiro
4 okutuuka ku 5 m (13 okutuuka ku 16 ft)123
Sipiidi esinga
nga 69 km/h (43 mph)
Okubuuka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Alamodactylus ebiwaawaatiro nga 5 m okuva ku ntikko okutuuka ku ntikko (16 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Enjovu, ekisolo ekisinga obunene ku lukalu leero nga 6.5 m (21 ft)
ebiwaawaatiro bigazi ng'obugaali 3 mu lunyiririyandibuuse okusomoka ekisaawe ky'omupiira kyonna mu sikonda 5.5

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1

Alamodactylus is known from only one partial wing, including a humerus and other bones, found in Texas.1

2

Its name means 'Alamo finger' because the fossil was found in Texas, the 'Alamo' state, and pterosaurs often have 'finger' in their names due to their long wing digits.1

3

Scientists think it was a medium-sized pterosaur, but they don't know its exact size because only a few bones have been found.1

4

The fossil was first thought to be from a Pteranodon, but later study showed it was a new kind of pterosaur.1

5

Alamodactylus lived about 89.8 to 88 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

6

Its wing bones show a unique combination of features, like a constricted humerus shaft and a D-shaped cross-section, that set it apart from other pterosaurs.1

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Alamodactylus ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Alamodactylus ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.
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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Alamodactylus

?How big was Alamodactylus?

Its wingspan is estimated at about 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16.5 feet), but scientists are not sure because only a few bones have been found.3

?What did Alamodactylus eat?

It was a carnivore and probably caught fish by flying over the sea.3

?When did Alamodactylus live?

It lived about 89.8 to 88 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Alamodactylus was a dinosaur.

Amazima: It was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that is a close relative of dinosaurs, but not a dinosaur itself.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Alamodactylus
Yatuumibwa
Andres and Myers 20134
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula ebibuuka
Ekika / ekibinja
Pteranodontia4
Engabanya
Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 90 okutuuka ku 86 (Coniacian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Atco4
Ensi
Amerika4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
The fossil was discovered by Gary Byrd, who it is named after, and first described in 2010. It was given its own genus and species name, Alamodactylus byrdi, by Brian Andres and Timothy Myers in 2013.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists still debate exactly where Alamodactylus fits in the pterosaur family tree. Some studies place it close to Pteranodon, while others put it in the Nyctosauridae group.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Alamodactylus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Alamodactylus byrdi | Pterosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  3. Alamodactylus — Pteros (pteros.com)
  4. Alamodactylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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